Kew House Melbourne, Australia Jackson Clements Burrows Architects By Ingrid Spencer No one told Jackson Clements Burrows Architects they weren’t supposed to play with stacking blocks on a tennis court—and the Australian firm’s clients are glad. Before the Kew House, in Victoria, Australia, came to be, the clients, family friends with firm principal Tim Jackson, came to the architect with an int..
Kunsthaus Art House Extension / ssm Architekten Architects: ssm Architekten ag Location: Grenchen, Switzerland Project year: 2005 Construction year: 2007-2008 Landscape: bbzlandschaftsarchitekten Site Area: 3,838 sqm Constructed Area: 458.5 sqm The project proposal aims at a holistic view of the Kunsthaus entity, but equally taking its near as well as its extended urban architectural surrounding..
New Designers 08: Goldsmiths University graduate Oliver Bishop-Young presented two projects about skips at New Designers in London earlier this month. The first is a proposal for a website where people upload information about the contents of skips so others can salvage items they need from them. The SkipWaste site would be searchable by items required or location and shows a photo of each skip ..
Designer Gerry Judah attached Land Rovers to a 34-metre high steel framework at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England last weekend. The Land Rover Sculpture was commissioned by Land Rover (surprise surprise) and was fabricated by Littlehampton Welding, which also made Thomas Heatherwick’s East Beach Cafe. Height: 34 metres Drawings: 2560 Parts: 3415 Bolts: 4890 Net weight: 106 tonnes Gross w..
The 130-metre long S-shaped footbridge is one of a number of regeneration projects in Castleford - including Tickle Cock Bridge Underpass by DSDHA architects - being filmed for a TV series. The Castleford Project will be aired Channel 4 television series this summer. See our previous story for more information. The following information is from McDowell+Benedetti: Castleford Bridge officially op..
Architect: OFIS arhitekti Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Design Year: 2005-2006 Construction Year: 2006-2007 Design Team: Martina Lipicer - udia, Nejc Batistic - udia, Andrej Gregoric - cand.arh, Ana Kosi - stud.arch. Programme: Social apartments with parking Client: Gradis G group, Ljubljana Constructed Area: 5,000 sqm Nº of floors: 4 floors + 2 underground parking Budget: Construction: 650 EURO..
Windshape was an ephemeral structure commissioned in 2006 by the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) as a gathering space for students and as a venue to host events in their Provence campus in Lacoste, France. Windshape became the main public meeting space in the small town, and hosted concerts, exhibitions, and ceremonial gatherings throughout the summer of 2006. The project was designed by..
First Australian member of Design Hotels opens Designed by award-winning designer, Alexander Lotersztain, the first Australian member of Design Hotels, the Limes Hotel, opened June 27 in Brisbane. Located in Fortitude Valley, the hub of Brisbane’s nightlife, also known for its trendy cafes, shops, bars and restaurants, in keeping with this vibrant neighbourhood, Limes has been created to include..
Se presenta un proyecto de arquitectura bajo las siguientes condiciones. Una pareja ha comprado una de las contadas fincas urbanas con vistas al mar que quedan sin edificar en la costa del Cantabrico. Despues de peinar cada pueblo costero desde Plentzia hasta San Vicente de la Barquera durante casi un ano encontraron el lugar que buscaban en una urbanizacion creada en los anos setenta junto a Lo..
The structure spanning the river incorporates four enclosed exhibitionspaces and combines the structural considerations of a bridge with thespatial requirements of a pavilion.
